<p class="mb-5" id="contentDlCitation" hidden>[1960]DLHC61</p> <div class="restriction-wrapper"> <div class="container-lg"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 restricted-content"> <div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper"> <div class="lock-icon bounce-7"> <img class="" src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png" alt="Subscription based content"> </div> </div> <a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> Login to Read Full Case </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="color:#548dd4; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">ABOAGYE </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="color:#548dd4; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">vs. </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="color:#548dd4; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">OPOKU</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="color:#548dd4; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">[HIGH COURT ACCRA]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">[1960] GLR 67</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <div style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border:none; mso-element:para-border-div; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <p style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><em><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">DATE:</span></em><strong><span style="color:#00b0f0; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">28TH MARCH, 1960.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">COUNSEL: </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <div style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border:none; mso-element:para-border-div; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">KWENIN FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">TWUM-BARIMA FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size:12.0pt">CORAM: </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <div style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border:none; mso-element:para-border-div; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">OLLENNU, J.</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt"> </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><strong><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J.</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">(His lordship referred to the facts, and continued.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">The last paragraph of the trial court’s judgment contains findings of fact, as well as a statement of customary law. The findings of fact are:—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:.5in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">(1) The land in dispute immediately adjoins a cocoa farm belonging to the defendant;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:.5in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; font-size:12pt">(2) The plaintiff acquired by purchase a farmstead also adjoining the forest land in dispute;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:.5in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-size:18px !important"><span style="font-si</main>
